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A prospective cohort study of insomnia and chronic kidney disease in Japanese workers.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dietary patterns and insomnia symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep medicine reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of TCM Yangxin Anshen Therapy for insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- The role of sleep disorders in the risk for CKD and CKD progression.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- Association between weekend catch-up sleep and chronic kidney disease: insights from NHANES 2017-2020.Renal failure · 2025Article
- Occupational Risk Factors for Kidney Disease: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Review
- Effect of Sleep Characteristics on Rapid Estimated GFR Decline in Adults with Normal Kidney Function.Kidney international reports · 2025Article
- Overall Sleep Quality Is Associated With Advanced Stages in Patients With Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Associations of Dietary Zinc Supplementation and Sleep Patterns with Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: A Prospective Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Occupation as a risk factor for progression of chronic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of occupational health · 2025Article
- Insomnia and sleep duration for kidney function: Mendelian randomization study.Renal failure · 2024Article
- Impaired kidney function among young healthcare workers with long working hours and night work.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2024Article
- Clinical Spectrum and Trajectory of Innovative Therapeutic Interventions for Insomnia: A Perspective.Aging and disease · 2023Article
- Sleep traits and risk of end-stage renal disease: a mendelian randomization study.BMC medical genomics · 2023Article
- The association between long-term night shift work and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study of male railway workers in southwest China.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Article
- Sleep Patterns, Genetic Susceptibility, and Incident Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective Study of 370 671 Participants.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Association between sleep duration and quality with rapid kidney function decline and development of chronic kidney diseases in adults with normal kidney function: The China health and retirement longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Adherence to a Healthy Sleep Pattern and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease: The UK Biobank Study.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2022Article
- The Efficacy and Safety of Zaoren Anshen Capsule in Combination with Zolpidem for Insomnia: A Multicentre, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Traditional Chinese medicine non-pharmaceutical therapies for chronic adult insomnia: A Bayesian network meta-analysis protocol.Medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThe role of insomnia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is controversial. To date, there have been no prospective studies investigating insomnia, CKD and the effect of shift work. We assessed insomnia and CKD risk in a prospective, occupational cohort study.
methodsA total of 3600 participants with normal kidney function were followed for an average of 4.4 years. Insomnia was assessed using the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). CKD was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate of <60 mL/min/1.73 m
resultsA total of 182 CKD cases were identified. After adjustment for potential confounders, we did not observe an association between insomnia (AIS score ≥6) and CKD. However, the AIS item of awakening during the night was associated with a significantly increased CKD risk (hazard ratio = 3.10, 95% confidence interval 1.68-5.30). In further analyses, having difficulty with sleep induction was associated with an increased CKD risk among shift workers (hazard ratio = 3.34, 95% confidence interval 1.22-8.31). This association was not present among non-shift workers.
conclusionsAwakening during the night is associated with a moderately increased CKD risk.
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